technology – Eric Ryan Grant

Google Docs comes to iPhone & iPad

May 7, 2014May 6, 2014 ericryangrant

This should help some iOS using ZAs, huh?

Google Docs just launched an app that’ll bring some awesomeness to Apple devices.

Definitely some good news for us and our doc/spreadsheet platform is now integrated across more devices! Woohoo!

http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/30/google-launches-google-docs-and-sheets-apps-for-iphone-and-ipad/

This was originally posted on April 30th as part of Zirtual’s Learningz page, a community promoting self-improvement, inspiration, and good living! Want to be a part of the Zirtual family? Check out our job openings here.

Dropbox Upgrading!

April 16, 2014April 11, 2014 ericryangrant

Any Dropbox users? A big day for the online storage company!

If not, it’s always cool to be in-the-know as a ZA, right? Check out what Dropbox rolled out today:

http://www.wired.com/2014/04/dropbox-google-facebook/

This was posted as a Zirtual Learningz post on April 9th, 2014

Learningz, March 25

March 31, 2014March 27, 2014 ericryangrant

Facebook has made some big headlines today with new features and new purchases.

Here’s maybe the biggest headline of them all:
http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/25/why-facebook-bought-oculus/

What do you think Zeople?

Learningz, February 5

March 2, 2014February 28, 2014 ericryangrant

Let’s keep on with the new technologies…

This one is about Uber — the ride service.

According to the author:

Uber’s Short-Term Plan: Kill the taxi industry
Uber’s Medium-Term Plan: Kill the “ownership society”

What do we think Zeople?

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/12/uber-might-be-more-valuable-than-facebook.html

Learningz, February 4

February 28, 2014 ericryangrant

Yesterday we had a great conversation about the feasibility of robot teachers and how far that might stretch. Awesome, Zeople, truly awesome!

Today’s post isn’t really related but it asks the same question, “how do we feel about new technologies in old spaces?”

This one’s about a “netflix for books”

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/02/a-netflix-for-books/283578/

Cheers!

Learningz, July 22

September 7, 2013February 11, 2015 ericryangrantLeave a comment

July 22, 2013:

3D printing is an exciting new technology that has gotten some major headlines lately.

I thought this article was really interesting in terms of what the (not so far) future could hold for 3D printing and when we might see it integrated into everyday life.

http://qz.com/106483/3d-printing-will-explode-in-2014-thanks-to-the-expiration-of-key-patents/

Check it out!

“….one day everything will be a router”

June 21, 2013 ericryangrantLeave a comment

Great Wired article from today on Open Garden and the possibility of an “always-network”. Connections made from tablets, phones, Glass or any other mobile device could be tethered and provide all those around wtih a constant connection.

Thought the article’s title is a bit deceiving (it;s not really about the LHC, but rather about how the early technology of clearing up that data will hep with this), still a great read.